In response to the strain on the medical system caused by the new coronavirus, the national government is requesting nursing universities nationwide to send graduate students and teachers with nurse licenses to the medical field.
At St. Luke's International University in Tokyo, we are promoting efforts to send graduate students and faculty members to affiliated hospitals for support.
St. Luke's International University in Chuo-ku, Tokyo voluntarily sends graduate students and faculty members with a nurse's license to affiliated St. Luke's International Hospital for support even before the request from the government arrives.
During the year-end and New Year holidays, when the number of confirmed infections in Tokyo increased, a total of 18 people, including 14 faculty members and 4 graduate students, went to the medical field for 9 days.
More specifically, in the center the evening of time to become lax Have entered into the shift of nurses,
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Miki Tanimura, a graduate student who helped with meal assistance in the palliative care ward at the end of last month, said, "It is difficult in a completely unknown hospital or ward, but the palliative care ward is taken care of by practical training and I know a little. So I raised my hand to help with something even a little. It is difficult to take on a role as a member of the team, but if it is an auxiliary job, it is possible enough if you can get instructions on the spot. I want to help, so I want to help. "
Chiharu Suzuki, Director of Nursing at St. Luke's International Hospital, said, "It was very helpful to get help to reduce the work of nurses dealing with corona patients. On the other hand, I decided to stop learning. I would like to ask as much as possible so as not to become. "
Professor Kiyomi Asahara, Dean of the Graduate School of Nursing, St. Luke's International University, who sent graduate students to the medical field, said, "The medical field is tight, so any professional must manage this situation. However, it is not compulsory, but if you are a teacher, you have to concentrate on educational activities, and if you are a graduate student, you have to concentrate on learning, so I would like to give priority to that and work when each can do it. I'm talking.
Although the content of the support is not for patients with the new corona, it is support for nursing work at the hospital, such as assistance with meals and toilets, so "Medical sites have normal work and corona support. Therefore, I think that the graduate students support the nurses where they can't get around, which is indirect, but it leads to the support. "
In addition, St. Luke's International University supports not only medical practice but also health centers that are in charge of investigating infection routes.
Professor Asahara also said that he received support from a health center in Tokyo at the end of last month, saying, "I will call a close contact and listen in detail to the behavior for two weeks after the onset, identify the close contact, and investigate whether it is a cluster. 1 It took more than 30 minutes per person, and it took more than an hour for the whole family, and the health center was quite tight. I would like to continue to support as much as possible in the future. "